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Asked why he only pulled LaVine so early on a night several starters looked flat, Boylen said: “Because I didn’t want him in the game anymore. I think he needed to come over and think about it. He had three egregious defensive mistakes that I’ve talked to him about.”

“I don’t remember seeing three egregious mistakes,” LaVine said. “I think I was supposed to show on one. And I didn’t. I told him because Jimmy doesn’t usually set screens. He slips out of them. I didn’t want to show and have him cut right to the basket. They told me to show and I didn’t show. The other two, I don’t know.

“I try to talk early, especially the one with Kendrick Nunn. I had to protect the paint. You ain’t just trying to give up a transition layup. Once you call that man, it’s going to be hard to play two people. I’ll have to look at the one with Jimmy in the corner. I think we got messed up on a switch. [Shaq Harrison] called switch and one of us didn’t respond to it. He got an open three. I think he airballed that one, right? So.”

“You have a conversation with him,” LaVine said on what’s next. “He thinks I had three egregious defensive mistakes. That’s on him. He can make his own opinion on that. I tell him how I feel. He tells me how he feels. I can’t really let that try to affect my game. I still have the rest of the game to play.”

netduri2 wrote:Lavine even interviewed with Vincent Goodwill after the game.

https://sports.yahoo.com/amphtml/bulls-guard-zach-la-vine-bristles-at-being-benched-singled-out-054956925.html?__twitter_impression=true

From the article..

Q: Do you trust him[Boylen] still?

Lavine: I’m trying my best, I'll say that. I'm playing my minutes and trying to do the best I can do. It's tough, especially when you're in a rut. If he doesn't trust me, it's hard to trust someone who doesn't trust you.

Am I the only one who think this part means that Zach doesn't trust Boylen?

I think these kinds of interview is not ordinary especially after all the mess. It seems like Zach is criticizing Boylen indirectly by using the media.

Q: Does [Boylen] trust you?

A: I feel I earned that trust, but I guess he feels differently. Other players around the league — and everybody's situation isn't the same — I feel other players around the league have that trust. I guess we haven't got there.

Q: What happened to that trust?

A: I wish I knew. I feel we had a good offseason. He came and visited us and wanted us to work on certain things. With this start, there's been some lack of trust and sh-- you view differently, different opinions on.

Q: Does [Boylen] trust you?

A: I feel I earned that trust, but I guess he feels differently. Other players around the league — and everybody's situation isn't the same — I feel other players around the league have that trust. I guess we haven't got there.

Apackfan wrote:

Q: Does [Boylen] trust you?

A: I feel I earned that trust, but I guess he feels differently. Other players around the league — and everybody's situation isn't the same — I feel other players around the league have that trust. I guess we haven't got there.

Axolotl wrote:If there indeed is a distrust brewing between the players and Boylen, at least it offers Paxson a way to fire Boylen without losing face.

Hangtime84 wrote:Media is going have fun with this Zach you are a team in a major market

MeloRoseNoah wrote:Lavine is as good as gone.

GarPax has soured on Lavine. See Boylen extra manhood coming out by benching Lavine for his bs antics. He has the full blessing from management with regards to Lavine.

Boylen job security is VERY solid.